Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23

and the first dhow had gone down oefore
either of the other two seemed TO thihh 0.
ascane Then it was too late. Our sno'
went right through them and left terrible
eons for the sea 10 pour in, and IN lust
seven minutes by the watch from tne
firing If the first gun we got the order 10
cease firing. 49,, Aha
cone dbow was at the bottom, the
eacond with her rail awash, and the thlro
vas nn her beam end and slowly turning
turtle The survivors OF our cannohaae
wore foating about on pieces OF the wreck
zoe but by the time we had lowered our
hoats and picked up seven the rest ha.i
henn pulled under by the sharks, winch
came to the feast in n great schooi
Amonr those rescued were the captains Oh
two Of the dbows. Seven worse looking
villains than those we picked up were
never seen in or out of prison. They were
a defiant lot, too. Having recovered from
their shock of surprise, and comprehehd-
inc that trick had been played on them,
they fought us even as we rescued theh
from the sharks. No matter how bad a
gang Won get n hold Of, on sea OF lana,
some one of them will be ready to turn
nose' to save his neck 1t was so in TINS
case Six of them refused to answer
ouestion concerning the American brig,
but the seventh was willing to tell ali II IL
would save him from the yardarm. lie
said that every one of the crew had been
made away with, and that the brig was
then lying in the bay spoken OF. They
were intending to plumber, dismantle ana
scuttle her, but had not yet begun the
work, having espied the Spitflre and come
out to investigate her. He gave the mum
Der of men aboard the three dhoWs at 1lO.
'In those days the captain of one OF her
maiesty's vessels on foreign station, or
I might say on barbarOus coast, had
things much his own way. Breakfast was
only over when our captain ordered whips
at the yardarms, and informed the six
pirates that their time had come. Not a
man of them even changed countenance,
while each uttered tho word 'Kismet'-it
is fate. Each man went to his death as
calmly as if it was an every day affair,
and the informer gazed upon the spectacle
with as little concern as you please. When
the necks of the six were well stretched
the bodies were lowered and sent to
sharks Then we spruced up bit, headed
in for the bay, and by mid-afternoon were
alongside the brig. She was anchored
within pistol shot of the shore, and nine
or ten villainous Arabs made their escape
from her before we had come up.
1.-THE sights aboard that brig have al
ways haunted me. There were stains of
blood all over her decks, proving that the
crew had fought q gallant fight, and in
the cabin were the CORY heads of two of
the sailors. At the foot of the companion
was bloody hand, and near the scuttic
butt was another. ] believe three or four
of the briggs crew surrendered, and were
deliberately tortured to death. Our cap
tain had agreed to spare the nformer's
life. We put crew aboard the brig to
sail her out, and when ready to go tho
Arab was ordered overheard. 1t was onl,
IA fair swim to shore, and he did not nee
to be told twice. He made q dive off til
rail- came up like a duck, and then headc
for the beach with an easy stroke. II
had gone about fifty yards when doze-
of our crew called out in chorus. Wesav
two or three black fins cutting the water
CLEAN of white at the surface, and til
swimmer was gone New York Sun.